Alaska Airlines said Starlink internet would be free for all loyalty members, as it doubles down on a key customer segment.

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit today (Aug. 18), atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Musk's network, which connects to more than 8,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit, has more than 6 million users worldwide.

Elon Musk’s Starlink will use Aadhaar authentication for KYC and customer onboarding in India after partnering with UIDAI. The move aims to ensure seamless, secure, and paperless verification for satellite broadband users.

The service Down Detector reported a large spike in user error reports at this time, which peaked just before 2 p.m. The majority of these users reported either a "total blackout" of Starlink services or problems with their satellite internet. (Disclosure: Down Detector is owned by Ziff Davis, the same company that owns Mashable.)

Starlink operator SpaceX is continuing its fight against state plans to expand fiber broadband availability. After saying the Trump administration should deny a Virginia proposal, SpaceX is taking the same approach in a fight against Louisiana.

According to a recent report from the speed test site Ookla, Starlink users receive median speeds of 105Mbps down and 15Mbps up. That's plenty of bandwidth for many households but it still falls short of what the Federal Communications Commission defines as broadband. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

Elon Musk's satellite internet service has been absolutely critical to the country's defense. But staying connected through war relies on innovation and rehab work from “The People’s Starlink.”

A Starlink device is a useful tool straight out of the box, but there are additional settings you can take advantage of to unlock its full potential.

The UIDAI onboarding of Starlink comes over a month after the satcom operator received the last remaining regulatory clearance from the Indian government.

In testimony before a Senate committee in June, the top general in the US Space Force said it is "worrisome" that China is moving in this direction. Gen. Chance Saltzman, the Chief of Space Operations, used China's emergence as an argument for developing space weapons, euphemistically called "counter-space capabilities."